State Open Indoor Track Championships - West Hartford Schools

NEW HAVEN, CT — The team scoreboard for the CIAC State Open indoor track championships contained one champion which had been there many times previously, and another capturing its inaugural title at the Floyd Little Athletic Center.

For the second straight year and 12th time since 1998, Danbury won the boys championship, compiling 55.25 points to nearly double the 28 of co-runners-up Staples and Shelton.

On the girls' side, Bloomfield, winners of eight straight Class S titles, finally broke through to capture its first-ever State Open crown with 83.5 points, easily outdistancing Danbury's 30.

One Open record was broken, as Cassidy Palmer of Bloomfield became the first girl to break 7 seconds in the 55 meter dash, finishing in 6.99.

West Hartford-based schools produced an individual champion and three other placewinners.

Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each event.

For complete meet results, click here.

Here are the top three teams and individual event winners, plus other placewinners from West Hartford schools.

BOYS

Team Results

1. Danbury, 55.25
2. (tie) Staples and Shelton, 28

Individual Champions

• 55 meters - Mark Doyley, Weaver, 6.40
• 300 meters - Mark Doyley, Weaver, 34.96
• 600 meters - Tyler Gleen, Trumbull, 1:21.68
• 1,000 meters - Josh Bedard, Tolland, 2:32.99
• 1,600 meters - Alexander Korczynski, Windham, 4:23.24
• 3,200 meters - William Brisman, Fairfield Warde, 9:16.26
• 55 hurdles - Asa Guest, Northwest Catholic, 7.66
• 4 x 200 relay - Hamden (Antoine/Arrington/Harrell/Fowlin), 1:31.95
• 4 x 400 relay - Danbury (Parkinson/Going/Campbell/Cunningham), 3:27.86
• 4 x 800 relay - Staples (Lorenz/Seiple/MacCordy/Ahmad), 8:11.43
• 1,600 sprint medley - Trumbull (McLevy/Hayes/Rubush/Gleen), 3:39.34
• high jump - Safir Scott, Greenwich, 6-4
• pole vault - Milan Spisek, Joel Barlow, 15-0
• long jump - Jason Pinnock, Windsor, 22-1.25
• shot put - Edward Radzion, Shelton, 50-10.50

Other West Hartford placewinners

• 4th - Hall, 4 x 800 relay

GIRLS

Team Results

1. Bloomfield, 83.5
2. Danbury, 30
3. Tolland, 28

Individual Champions

• 55 meters - Cassidy Palmer, Bloomfield, 6.99
• 300 meters - Cassidy Palmer, Bloomfield, 39.96
• 600 meters - Leah Sarkisian, Danbury, 1:37.79
• 1,000 meters - Emily Philippides, Greenwich, 2:58.99
• 1,600 meters - Mia Nahom, New Milford, 5:02.93
• 3,200 meters - Morgan McCormick, Wilton, 10:56.15
• 55 hurdles - Zaidra James, Bloomfield, 8.25
• 4 x 200 relay - Bloomfield (James/Brown/Mills/Palmer), 1:42.44
• 4 x 400 relay - Bloomfield (Mills/Harris/James/Mars), 4:01.06
• 4 x 800 relay - Ridgefield (Viggiano/Pisanelli/Landler/Jasminski), 9:29.73
• 1,600 sprint medley - Tolland (Airoldi/Barry/Clark/DeLoreto), 4:17.45
• high jump - Kalli'Ana Botelho, Griswold, 5-4
• pole vault - AmyErin Zadroga, Tolland, 12-0
• long jump - Jahleah Harris, Bloomfield, 17-9
• shot put - Brittany Jones, Bloomfield, 44-11.25

Other West Hartford placewinners

• 4th - Elizabeth McMahon, Conard, 300
• 6th - Gwendolyn Geisler, Conard, 1,600

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